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Adolf Friedrich Erdmann von Menzel (1815-1905)

Im Regen spaziergehender Mann, Rückansicht (recto); und Skizze eines Mannes (verso)

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Adolf Friedrich Erdmann von Menzel (1815-1905)
Im Regen spaziergehender Mann, Rückansicht (recto); und Skizze eines Mannes (verso)
signed 'Ad. Menzel' (lower right)
charcoal and coloured chalks on paper
11¾ x 7 in. (29.8 x 17.8 cm.)

Lot Essay

This drawing is possibly one of a number of Jewish subjects which Menzel painted throughout his life. The walking figure could be from the Mühlendamm area of Berlin which Menzel often visited to study the local Jewish community.

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